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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... month on Thursday, battered by an increasingly grim take on the global economy and a record fall in Japanese machinery orders that dented investor confidence. The benchmark Nikkei closed down 415.14 points, or 4.92 per cent, at 8,023.31. HONG KONG - ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... weakening economic activity. This week's key releases are expected to highlight this weakening trend. Japanese machinery orders, a leading indicator of investment, are expected to fall by 9.5 percent in June after a 10.4 percent rise in the previous ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... dollar. His comments will be dissected for clues on the Fed's thinking on short-term macro economic trends. Japan Machinery Orders (May). Machinery orders, in particular core machinery orders, is considered one of Japan's leading key investment indicators. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... cent at its lowest close in more than a week, as worries about the US and Japanese economies grew, with sagging machinery orders hitting industrial robot maker Fanuc and other machinery makers. The Nikkei shed 166.59 points to end down at 12,945.30 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... PARIS - The CAC-40 index edged ahead 1.97 points to 6104.66. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average rose as a surge in machinery orders helped machinery and tech stocks. The Nikkei added 121.04 points to 18,261.98 HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips surged on the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei edged up 0.07 per cent as investors bought Komatsu and other machinery stocks ahead of machinery orders data on Friday, while Softbank gained as industry data showed it added the most users in May. The Nikkei rose 12.45 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... Nikkei average fell 0.93 per cent to a two-week closing low, led by industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd, as weak machinery orders data rekindled concern that corporate capital spending may be losing steam. The Nikkei fell 164.96 points to 17,512.98, its ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... Nikkei average closed little changed as investors sold shares of Fanuc and other machine makers following downbeat machinery orders data, offsetting gains in property and other domestic demand-related stocks. The Nikkei closed up 5.38 points at 17,670.07. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... CAC-40 index closed at 5384.16 points, up 4.95. TOKYO - The Nikkei fell 0.34 percent as weaker-than-expected machinery orders data hit machinery stocks such as Fanuc, while Sanyo Electric dropped on a mobile phone battery recall. The Nikkei gave up 55.54 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
... per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell 1.78 per cent to its lowest close in a fortnight as surprisingly weak machinery orders data spurred selling of machinery shares such as Fanuc Ltd. The Nikkei fell 286.08 points to 15,794.38, its lowest close ...